Urdu and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Urdu and Afrikaans as Minority Language

In Urdu and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Urdu and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

If you want to compare Urdu and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Urdu vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Urdu and Afrikaans Regulators

Urdu and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Urdu and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan regulates Urdu language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Urdu and Afrikaans Language History.

Urdu and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Urdu and Afrikaans continents in which Urdu and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Urdu and Afrikaans. Most of the Urdu speaking countries lie in Asia, Oceania. While Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Urdu and Afrikaans languages:

Urdu Interesting Facts:

• Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
• Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

• Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
• Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

The Urdu language was derived from Ghaznavid Persian Language and is similar to Arabic and Hindi Languages whereas Urdu language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.